dol

¹

[ dohl ]

noun

1. a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.

DOL

²

1. Department of Labor.

dol.

³

abbreviation for

1. Music. dolce.
2. dollar.

dol.

¹

abbreviation for

1. music dolce
2. dols dollar

dol

²

/ dɒl /

noun

1. a unit of pain intensity, as measured by dolorimetry

Word History and Origins

Origin of dol¹

1945–50; < Latin dol ( or ) pain

Word History and Origins

Origin of dol¹

C20: by shortening, from Latin dolor pain

Example Sentences

For @liskin_dol, it’s all about foraging mushrooms and berries, and wearing loose, lace dresses and aprons.

From Washington Post

By noting whenever a person perceived an increase or decrease in sensation, they arrived at a pain scale calibrated in increments of “dols,” each of which was a “just-noticeable difference” away from the adjacent dols.

From The New Yorker

Come merry dol! rolled out the song to greet them.

From Literature

"Go heap better five dol's," he muttered in his sleep.

From Project Gutenberg

A man in those days worth thirty thousand dol- lars was not a pauper.

From Project Gutenberg